[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again":3,"chapter-after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-chapter-353":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","After Being Reborn, I became a firefighter again?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},711901,950,"Chapter 353 - 284: One Shot, Mission Accomplished! _2","after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-chapter-353",353,"\u003Cp>But this time, Fang Huai had some sense of touch, ignoring Major General Jin’s frantic yelling in the two-way radio, he reloaded and aimed at that gap again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight had already been corrected for windage, no need to worry about wind direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Directly aiming at that rather large gap, he pressed the trigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swoosh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai braced the launching tube with great effort but was shoved backward by the powerful recoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cloud of dust rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the dust settled, an armor-piercing round capable of destroying tanks hit that earthen gap, but it didn’t open up much, seeming to have compacted the area even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, relying on this thing for blasting was a real risk to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai looked at the last round and felt somewhat powerless as he rubbed his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he looked up, he noticed a cracked rock on the surface of Tangjia Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed somewhat unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down from that point, it was right above the gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Fang Huai finally picked up the two-way radio and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Major General Jin, do we take a gamble?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gamble on what? Did the last shot hit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai sighed, \"There’s a gap, close to the water level, got hit, but the effect is unclear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was silence on the other end, followed by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s normal, the layers of earth that even explosives couldn’t open will be harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much lower is it from the water level? We have seven rounds left here, if not we could have our blasters take a look, see where it’s best to aim.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Fang Huai smacked his lips, considering:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I’ll try again, if it doesn’t work, you send someone up, aim for that gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dam above is more stable than you think, your explosives aren’t strong enough, I reckon it won’t be much, if it doesn’t work send a few pickaxes up here, get some people to dig, you might manage to create an opening.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop talking nonsense, such a large cross-section, even a one-centimeter difference in water level creates an incredible pressure! Do you want to be washed away by the water? Success is already within sight, don’t take risks! Since it’s only this small difference, it means we’ve already succeeded, we can just wait for the water level to rise and overflow, that’s the same!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing that, Fang Huai didn’t speak further, licked his lips, nodded, put down the two-way radio, and reloaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A half-meter may not seem like much, but without any rain today, this half-meter rise in the water level could make these 800 men wait here all day, and it might take a long time until the dam burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, Fang Huai lifted his head and aimed the rocket launcher at that large swath of rocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since entering Sichuan, he had never hoped for a landslide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if one happened today, he would be eternally grateful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swoosh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water, come!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of the rocket hitting the high rocks was totally different from the previous muffled explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound echoed throughout the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shock wave’s power was also entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same round, fired at different locations, immediately produced different effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lower part was composed of layers of earth that cushioned the blow, but the upper part was like brittle sheets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bubble bubble bubble...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crack crack crack...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above, a layer of rock suddenly collapsed, slamming into the entire water surface, followed by many more stones tumbling down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This landslide far exceeded his expectations, as he saw areas next to the rocks also starting to crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fang Huai, what are you doing? There’s a landslide, get down from there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Coming, coming! Hold the rope steady!\" This time Fang Huai wasn’t stubborn at all, he stuffed the scorching-hot rocket launcher and two-way radio into his bag and rushed down, gripping the two ropes firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard the sound of water before reaching the bottom of the dam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai glanced sideways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water was already coming out from that side, but more rocks continued to fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things had gotten out of hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force of the water was unstoppable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his last few steps, Fang Huai gave up on caution, ran down the slope, and jumped into the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grasping the rope, he reached forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The waves chased after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Fang Huai reached the shore and was pulled up by everyone to flee uphill, when he looked back again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an extraordinary sight to behold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know what was happening inside the mountain or how much debris had fallen into the water, but the water was spurting out from that gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, spurting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the entire lake surface, that gap was too small, so small that the water heading downhill caused the entire lake’s water pressure to tilt in that direction. The hard layer of earth immediately resisted this pressure, creating a water column several meters wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the lake’s surface fluctuated, it grew bigger and bigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Retreat, retreat! Head up the mountain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai hurried the people surrounding him up the slope by tens of meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he looked back, the seemingly impregnable breach in the earth had broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the first rupture, the water jet suddenly enlarged, and the pressure from the entire lake pouring out again became an unstoppable force, as if opening a mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That soaring dam had become smaller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It came down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The water has been released!\" Major General Jin shouted excitedly, his voice carrying limitedly around him, and before even an echo could rise, it was lost in the rumbling of the flowing water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But everyone heard it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need for him to shout; within a minute, the noise would be heard throughout Beichuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone watched the flood discharge from such a close distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lower part of the dam, which had not been opened by ten tons of explosives, was now starting to crack, and water gushed out, quickly filling the riverbed that was just three meters at its highest point, and spreading upwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Retreat further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone moved higher up as if by an unspoken agreement, not daring to challenge the raging force of nature even slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water, before their very eyes, turned darker, with the white gravel carried by the flood staining it a yellow-black color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On closer inspection, the yellow was soil and the black was silt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang... Clang clang clang...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of the dam body, at last, could not withstand the pressure and collapsed abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoosh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The river water, lacking any force but gravity, formed a towering wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As on-site observers of this extraordinary sight, many soldiers stood on high ground and screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What they screamed, no one else could hear, not even their comrades in arms nearby, as their eardrums were already filled with the noise of the surging waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoosh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The signal officer was recording, capturing this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water level rose rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>meters, 8 meters, 10 meters...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers kept retreating, climbing higher, with the water expanding behind them, until they reached a mountain nearly thirty meters high and felt a trace of safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What massive waves they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the water, there were boulders, slabs of rock, trees, yellow sand, and even big fish belly up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All these things were swiftly swept away into the distance, disappearing around the bend of the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could not imagine that this was still a flood in its infancy, and even with these more than thirty million cubic meters, it was not fully discharged; there were still depressions in the mountain, and even if it completely breached, a significant part would remain in those depressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had already caused them to panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had gathered full force before collapsing, what a scene that would have been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unimaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Close to half an hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did the water’s surface begin to calm down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the water flow started to become clear, everyone could see that the entire riverbed had disappeared, and below, it had been raised by several meters at least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was silent, with hearts pounding wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until Fang Huai, with a choked throath and eyes brimming with hot tears, said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ve won.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Major General Jin looked in the direction of Beichuan and ordered sharply:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Signal Soldier, make a call, ask Command how Beichuan is doing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The recent water surge, he didn’t know if it would interfere with the phone signal, but certainly, nothing could be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Signal Soldier also snapped back to attention, quickly opened the satellite phone, and connected the signal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Command, our unit has successfully carried out the flood release! How is Beichuan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was silence all around, the Signal Soldier becoming the focus of over 800 pairs of eyes on the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Command, can you hear me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Received.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Received!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Signal Soldier hung up the phone, his eyes sparkled with joy, and he shouted to Major General Jin, whose face was tense:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Command says the flood in Beichuan has passed through stably, with no casualties! They are now ordering us to hurry to Beichuan for disaster relief and to await awards from our superiors!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers’ eyes filled with hot tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Major General Jin quickly moved up a couple of steps, looked at all the soldiers on the mountain, took off his hat, and shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Comrades! We have lived up to the people’s expectations, the Beichuan flood has safely passed! We have won!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the entire mountain erupted with a powerful and excited roar:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ve won!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ve won!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ve won!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1601,"2026-06-02T10:16:52.043Z",1,"novelbin.me","80f5f895ddcb1d33b2bff5f9205859ebd44ee9a58a55380fbcdfb50ef64f7627","after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-chapter-354","after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-chapter-352",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-cover.jpg"]